AN Cook and AD Hales of England scored 64 not out and 50 not out in the third innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Birmingham to provide the 14^th occasion of both the England openers scoring fifties in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

It also provides the second such feat at Birmingham against Pakistan – BC Broad {54} and RT Robinson {80} had scored fifties in Jul 1987

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Pullar	165	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
	RW Barber	86	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
2	Rev.DS Sheppard	57	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
	MC Cowdrey	182	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
3	BW Luckhurst	53*	3	v Pakistan	Lord’s	17 Jun 1971
	RA Hutton	58*	3	v Pakistan	Lord’s	17 Jun 1971
4	MH Denness	50	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973
	DL Amiss	112	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973
5	G Boycott	100*	4	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978
	JM Brearley	74	4	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978
6	CL Smith	66	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
	MW Gatting	75	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
7	BC Broad	54	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	RT Robinson	80	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
8	GA Gooch	69	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
	AJ Stewart	74	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
9	GA Gooch	135	2	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992
	MA Atherton	76	2	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992
10	MA Atherton	73	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000
	ME Trescothick	71	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000
11	MA Atherton	51	4	v Pakistan	Manchester	31 May 2001
	ME Trescothick	117	4	v Pakistan	Manchester	31 May 2001
12	ME Trescothick	50	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
	MP Vaughan	58	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
13	ME Trescothick	58	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
	AJ Strauss	116	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
14	AN Cook	64*	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	AD Hales	50*	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016